But the angel said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias. For your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And his mother answered and said, No, but he shall be called John.

And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests-- the Word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts concerning John, lest perhaps he was the Christ,

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but He who is mightier than I comes, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

added still this above all, that he even shut John up in prison.

and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Do not fear, from now on you will be taking men alive.

And they said to Him, Why do John's disciples fast often and make prayers, and also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?

Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

And his disciples reported all these things to John.

And John, calling near a certain two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Are You He that should come, or do we look for another?

And coming to Him, the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, Are You He who should come, or do we look for another?

And answering, Jesus said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the gospel is proclaimed to the poor.

And when the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the people concerning John. What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

For I say to you, Among those who are born of woman there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. But he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And all the people and the tax-collectors who heard Him justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

And coming into the house, He allowed no one to go in, except Peter and James and John, and the father and the mother of the girl.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things happening by Him. And he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead;

And Herod said, John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see Him.

Answering, they said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah, and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.

And about eight days after these sayings, He took Peter and John and James and went up into a mountain to pray.

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in Your name. And we prevented him, because he does not follow us.

And seeing, His disciples James and John said, Lord, do You desire that we command fire to come down from Heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?

And it happened as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught His disciples.

The Law and the Prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone is pressing into it.

The baptism of John, was it from Heaven or from men?

But if we say, From men, then all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And He sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare the passover for us, so that we may eat.